Example Sentences

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I mean, I wouldn’t have guessed that it could have lasted this long.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

He asked her what team she supported and, from her accent, guessed correctly that she was a Celtic supporter.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

“But to say that eight years later, at 41, I’d be leading the team into the postseason and coming out with a series win? I wouldn’t have guessed that.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Orson and Lorenzo, consummate showmen, were summoned to prisons, where they inspected the heads of inmates and guessed their crimes; at lunatic asylums they were challenged to identify the patients’ disorders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The event was in a town house that she guessed the university owned.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny